counterpoint: the only bad Scream is 3 because it was written by a for-hire writer and not Williamson. every other entry in the franchise is great-to-superb

it’s NOES or Scream for me. Nightmare is the most consistently creative, with even the worst entries having one or two absolutely inspired kills (the comic book kill in I think 5 is one of my favourites). Scream probably has the highest hit rate (the 3 written by Williamson are all genuinely great) and makes up for…

oh, excellent news. the last episode in itself was fantastic, but the amount of dangling threads it left was killing me (Brad’s brother, what the hell CW was gonna do, how long before Poppy and Ian’s new venture just collapses in on itself and they start arguing again...). can’t wait for more of this show

BR2049 is too short change my mind

yeah, while I understand the need for Paul to be the protagonist, he is frankly kind of bland (maybe by design) compared to the characters around him, Jessica is fascinating because she’s so divided - between her loyalty to the Bene Gesserit, her love for Leto and Paul and her need to survive at all costs. it’s pretty…

so many ringers in this cast, I'm not surprised there isn't time to mention them all, but man this is Rebecca Ferguson's film from start to finish imo. absolutely mesmerising performance, which is only fitting given Jessica is the most interesting character in the book too 

Temple of the Dog isn’t really like those other names listed? there’s no cryptic numeric component, and in fact the name was a straightforward reference to a Mother Love Bone lyric, considering the album was dedicated to Andrew Wood of MLB after his death...

H3 is my second favourite in the series because it just does whatever the fuck it wants instead of feeling beholden to some ridiculous mythology or idea of pleasing the Michael fans. it’s like a great, weird X-File

hell yeah, “4 is the second best Scream” gang

if you’re saying bad words about Neve Campbell right now I will fight you to the death. she’s a treasure

it would have been better if Craven directed it, absolutely, but I don’t agree with uncreative at all. two of my all-time favourite kills in horror (one of the funniest and one of the most horrifying almost back to back), and by Elm Street standards, an extremely solid cast with likeable characters and performances.…

The Changeling is such a wild movie. it’s like two halves of two entirely different films which happened to star the same actor just crammed together, I fucking adore it though

Christopher Eccleston had never seen it past some of the 60s episodes either, and I consider his performance one of the best in the history of the show!

me, an intellectual: Mythic Quest

Alice in Chains is a totally different beast because Jerry was absolutely the primary songwriter. that’s no disrespect to Layne, who wrote some amazing songs and had one of my favourite voices of all time, but Cantrell was absolutely the main songwriter and was stepping up as a singer anyway (on their last album with…

wait you’re telling me the guy named Lyutsifer Safin isn't the hero?

I will not forget the end of episode 5 in a hurry. one of the most genuinely surprising twists I’ve seen in horror for a while, and a beautiful character moment to boot

Reloaded is a genuinely fantastic action film that introduces some of the best characters in the franchise (the Merovingian and Seraph) and has, well, the action scene this article’s about

I definitely don’t agree that the last season of The Sopranos is a fall-off (imo one of the best seasons in television history) but you’re spot-on otherwise. hell, one of the reasons it’s so great is probably that Chase was so burnt out on the action side of the show that he just leaned into his instincts and made a…

you’re absolutely right and that’s the major reasons I’m waiting for the BBC to split the damn role into “script editor” and “producer” instead of this insanely high-pressure combo job it is now. how many people in the world a) have enough experience running the technical aspects of a show to handle it, b) can write…